MIDDLE EAST

Trump slams media for 'blocking' alleged graft cases against Biden

President Trump says UAE to open diplomatic ties with Israel

10:05 pm August 13, 2020

Dubai: President Donald Trump said on Thursday that the United Arab Emirates and Israel have agreed to establish full diplomatic ties as part of a deal to halt the annexation of occupied land sought by the Palestinians for their future state. The announcement makes the UAE the first Gulf Arab state to do so and […]

UN chief warns against criminal exploitation of COVID-19 recovery resources

6 Gulf Arab countries back extending UN arms embargo on Iran

10:18 pm August 9, 2020

Dubai: A six-nation bloc of Gulf Arab nations torn apart by internal strife endorsed on Sunday an extension of a United Nations arms embargo on Iran, just two months before it is set to expire. The Gulf Cooperation Council said it sent a letter to the U.N. Security Council backing an extension of an arms […]

Beirut explosion bares pitfalls of sending aid to Lebanon

8:06 pm August 9, 2020

Beirut: Hospitals and schools, then shattered and bent water pipes, then the crater that once was Lebanon’s port. The rebuilding needs of Lebanon are immense, but so is the question of how to ensure the millions of dollars promised in international aid is not diverted in a country notorious for missing money, invisible infrastructure projects and its […]

Kozhikode- CISF played vital role in rescue ops after Air India flight made crash landing

Kozhikode: CISF played vital role in rescue ops after flight made crash landing

12:14 am August 9, 2020

New Delhi: On Friday evening when an Air India Express flight IX-1344 from Dubai to Calicut carrying 184 passengers and 06 crew members, made crash landing at Calicut International Airport (Kozhikode) and went off the runway CISF personnel acted as the first responder and later played key role in rescue operations. 18 deaths have been […]

COVID-19: Kuwait approves repatriation flights to India amid travel ban

10:40 pm August 6, 2020

Kuwait City: Kuwait has approved India’s request to run repatriation flights for citizens wishing to return home, even as the Gulf nation has imposed an indefinite travel ban on 31 “high-risk” coronavirus countries, including India, according to a media report on Thursday. Kuwait’s Directorate-General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) will operate the repatriation flights from August 10 […]